Lightning Win Stanley Cup Again + Parade Info + Wastewater Spill

Happy Friday, people of Tampa! Let's get this day started. Here are the most important things going on today in town.

First, today's weather: Humid and mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 90 Low: 77.

Here are the top stories in Tampa today:

1. The Tampa Bay Lightning did it again and won the Stanley Cup on Wednesday night. They became the 17th team in NHL history to win at least two consecutive Stanley Cup trophies. (Patch)

2. A Tampa couple is suing Academy of the Holy Names Catholic school and demanding the return of a large donation, saying it isn’t adhering to Catholic values because of the way it’s handling issues like race and accepting the LGBTQ community. (WFLA)

3. Nearly 60,000 gallons of wastewater spilled into Tampa Bay last week after the City of Tampa Wastewater Department discovered there was a wastewater overflow in South Tampa. The cause of the overflow is not known, but most often they are caused by flushable wipes and similar non-flushable materials that cause clogs in piping. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

4. The Tampa Bay Lightning’s championship boat parade is being scheduled for Monday, July 12, according to the City of Tampa. Details are still being worked out, but last year’s parade kicked off at Marjorie Park on Davis Islands and wound its way up past Armature Works. (Fox 13 Tampa Bay)

5. South Tampa opponents of an apartment and townhouse development will get a chance to air their objections before city officials at a zoning hearing on July 22. The Hoover Boulevard development plans to bring 392 apartments and 16 townhouses to the area. (Business Observer)

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Today in Tampa

• USF Art Museum - Breaking Barriers Photography Workshops. (8:00 AM)
• Songs and Stories En Español at Community Roots Collective. (10:00 AM)
• Parent's Night Out at We Rock the Spectrum Tampa. (5:30 PM)
• Oldsmar 2nd Friday. Food vendors, music, arts & craft vendors, business vendors, and a refreshment station. (6:00 PM)
• Kids Yoga In, Parent's Night Out at Sun Yoga Tampa. (6:00 PM)
• Jah Movement Band Live at The Historic Manhattan Casino Event Hall. (7:00 PM)
• Brad Paisley at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre. (7:30 PM)
• Latin Jazz Fest: MJR Latin Project & Friends at The Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg College. (7:30 PM)

Tampa Patch Notebook

• Coors Light has made a new beer to celebrate the Lightning Stanley Cup win.
• Red tide fish kills have been plaguing St. Petersburg for over 10 straight days.
• The video of Kucherov going shirtless after winning the Stanley Cup at a press conference has gone viral.
• The South Tampa Chamber of Commerce is having a school supply drive.
• St. Pete's TASCO Drive-In Movie Series schedule for July & August is now available.
• The Tampa Riverwalk went blue to celebrate the Lightning win.
• Tampa Bay Times: "Florida had a shot at herd immunity. Then the Delta variant hit. "Conditions on the ground have changed," one expert ..." (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Times: "Vasilevskiy becomes the 16th NHL goalie to win the award and the first goaltender to do so in Lightning history. #GoB..." (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Times: "“It’s not my rule,” the bus driver can be heard saying on video. “I’m vaccinated, too,” he adds before being punched." (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Times: "Gov. Ron DeSantis says condos in Florida are “kind of a dime a dozen,” but he won't commit to any state action to add..." (Facebook)

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Events:

• Storytime Explorers for ages 3-6 (July 12)

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— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.

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